to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
prevention measure; preventive measures
trial product; prototype model
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
ancient time; age of the gods
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
namely; that is (to say); in other words
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
(United States of) America; USA
reservation system; appointment system; (on) a subscription basis
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on